Today we all walked the short distance to the Proserpine Museum. We had no idea that such a great place was so close to us and had so many interesting things to look at.
We went to the museum as part of our history unit "From Black and White to Technicolour." We have been looking at changes in technology in peoples lives and how these changes have affected how we live today.
We have looked at changes in the kitchen and how we used to cook and store food. At the Museum we saw...
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An old dresser to store food and wood for the fire where
they cooked before they had electricity. |
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| An old fridge from the 1960s. |
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| An Old Mixer. |
We have learnt about the changes in how we washed ourselves, clothes and our houses. There were some great examples of old types of washing machines.
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This is an old washing machine made by Breville.
It has a wringer on the top to squeeze the water out of the clothes. |
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| Here are some very old fashioned irons. |
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| Before we had mobiles we used rotary phones and... |
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| There was a switchboard that an operator connected your calls through to others. |
We had a wonderful day and we would like to thank Mrs Greenwood for organising the excursion and to all the parents who came along with us.
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